Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well today!
I am at work... as always and I thought that I would write a post about the waiting game of this whole process. After all, this is a big part of the whole Disney College Program because there are multiple times where you are just waiting for the next step of the process!
The first time you are in the waiting game is the very beginning; waiting for the application to open. This one is not as painful as the others. You know it will be coming eventually so you don't worry that much about it. I knew that I wanted to apply but I didn't think too much about it all before it opened. I mean I definitely did A LOT of research, but I wasn't upset or having my heart hurt everyday... haha! That sounds so dramatic!
The second time you are in the waiting game is after you have done the initial application. The next step is the Web-Based Interview and some people are very fortunate enough to receive that part of the process 10 minutes to an hour after they applied. But some people have to wait almost the whole time before they receive one. I didn't have to wait that long, but I bet its a gruesome waiting game because you are pretty much in limbo at that point. Will you advance to the next step at some point or will you just stay there waiting and waiting??
The third time you are waiting is after the Web-Based Interview is passed and its Phone Interview time. You will schedule when you are going to do your phone interview so at least at this point you know exactly when your next step is coming, but you still have to experience all the wait before it actually happens. I felt very nervous and scared during this step. I had never really done a phone interview so I was clueless of what to feel and how to process it all. I just made sure to take notes and get a cheat sheet ready for when the time comes. I will insert a picture soon of what my poster board looked like so you can see what I planned before hand.
The fourth time you are entered into the waiting game is when you are waiting to hear if you have been accepted. This one is the most horrible and gruesome waiting game you will be in. My twin and I both applied for the program. It was August 15th and I applied before her and finished my web-based interview. Both of us got the Web-based interview and scheduled our phone interview in the same day which was awesome! Being a twin has those complications of wanting the same thing or the competition to get something over the other or be better. Its not like we are wanting that to be a thing, its just always there. I had my phone interview on August 22nd which was a Monday and it was at 2:30 instead of its scheduled time of 2:45. It went great and I felt awesome about it! I joined the facebook group at this point and would just read all of the updates in the hopes of easing my mind. My sister had her phone interview August 23rd at 7:25 or later I believe with it scheduled for 7. This is an example of how they say you have to be ready for anything even if it goes after your time before they call. We both entered the arena of waiting and it was so hard. I would say the biggest thing that made it hard was when people would post how well their phone interview went. I felt confident about mine, but when I would read the posts, it would make me question everything! My sister didn't feel too great about hers but we just both didn't know what to expect. 2 weeks went by and nothing. Its a big struggle waiting because it makes your days slower and your mind is consumed of all things Disney.
One day, 2 people posted about being accepted and Facebook went crazy! My sister and I went crazy! The world went crazy! haha! It was super early and from what we could tell it was only 2 people that got accepted. It was an odd situation and it didn't help the struggle of waiting at all. My sister and I thought it was coming and that we would hear soon! But that wasn't the case for both of us.
My older sister's 24th birthday was coming up on the 15th of September and we still hadn't heard anything at this point. We celebrated Janae's birthday and went to bed for the next day. Friday, the 16th, I had a hair appointment and while I was waiting for my turn a big wave started to happen. This was the first big wave that was happening and it looked like it was going alphabetical. I was freaking out and I thought this is my time! I will be accepted! My hair appointment took about 2 hours and when I was leaving I checked my phone. I had a message from my twin Megan and my hear dropped....... she had been accepted to the Disney College Program.... and I wasn't yet. I was so upset. It wasn't that I wasn't happy for her, it was that it was so much more real and that I wanted it so much more. I got home and I broke down right away in tears. My dad comforted me and got my spirits back up but it was still an open wound. This was something that I wanted forever and my sister had applied on whim. It was the worst feeling. But my wait wasn't over. I wasn't NLIC'd and the waves were just started. But realizing that is easier said than done....
I waited some more and everyday was a battle and it hurt so much more. I wanted to go with my sister and now there was a chance that only one of us would get in. Its hard when you feel like they don't want you or that you are second place because that was something that I had gone through a lot throughout my life. Of course that was all my own doing with insecurities that I faced.
September was coming to a close and I still hadn't heard anything. There had been waves every weekend and I was never in them. My mom's birthday was coming on the 30th (2 birthdays in one month!) and I was joking around saying how it would be funny if I got accepted on her birthday since Megan had been accepted on Janae's. Well God was listening because sure enough on that Thursday the 29th, I had been accepted as Merchandise, Spring for the Disney College Program.
AHHH WOOOO YEAHHH! I was so excited and relieved! I spent a good part of that day texting and calling friends and family about the news. I wanted to shout it from the rooftops!
I went to work the next day and my co-workers had donuts and one of my coworkers that actually did the program as well got me a present. I was basically on cloud 9. What are the odds that my sister and I both got accepted on the 2 birthdays of our family that month.
BUT THE WAITING GAME IS NOT OVER
The fifth time I was in the waiting game is where I am right now. I am waiting for my program to start. The feeling of this stage is not as harsh on my heart. Its a fun waiting game of meeting people who have been accepted and counting down the days of when it all starts. Its a roller coaster of emotions because I am scared and nervous within those feelings of happiness and joy. I have never moved out of my parents house and been on my owns so this is completely new to me but I am ready.
If you are still waiting to hear back, don't lose hope! It comes when you least expect it. I think that its obviously hard at this point to keep that faith since it is October 10th but you still have until November. Don't lose hope!
After all.... .all you need is Faith, Trust, and a little bit of Pixie Dust..... Sending Pixie Dust to everyone in whatever stage of their waiting game!
*Something that I did to help the agony of the waiting game was made a lot of Disney crafts. I made Mickey Ears, a Mickey wreath, Wooden Mickey Letters, and many more! Its pretty fun!*
Stay tuned for a post about the Facebook page and finding roommates!
See ya real soon,
M'lyn Miller
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